Yash Sheth

Aug 30, 2024 | citizenmatters.in | Sravasti Datta |Mari Kanagy |Yash Sheth

In May this year, the ‘deepfake’ controversy took a grim turn and hit closer home, when AI-generated morphed photos of a class 9 student from a prominent public school in Bengaluru, was circulated on an Instagram account. The parents lodged a complaint with the cyber crime cell. This incident raised concerns about the growing threat and damaging effects of deepfakes, particularly revenge porn, on young adults.

Aug 22, 2024 | citizenmatters.in | Yash Sheth |Savitha Ganesh |Aruna Natarajan

Everyone in Mumbai or even outside, is familiar with the name Dharavi and they associate it with one of Asia’s largest informal settlements. However, not many are aware of Dharavi Island, located at the mouth of Vasai Creek, far from Sion’s informal settlements. On simply wandering around Dharavi Island, I started taking photos of Uttan, one of the five villages that comprise the island. I came across Uttan in November 2020, when I first ventured into photographing the city.